Mail-box support.



H; SKREBBRG. MAIL BOX SUPPORT. l APPLICATION FILED PEB. 25, 1909.

` 928,075 i i Patented July 13, 1909.

arianna) HANS SKREBERG, OF BG BEND TOWNSHIP, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MINNESOTA..

MAIL-BOX SUFPORT.

Specification of .Lettere Fatent.

finherited J'uly 13, 1909.

Application filed February 25, 1.909.` Serial No, 479,929.

To all whom it may concern:

Bo it known that l, llANs Sl kunnnen, a citizen of the United States, residing` in Big Bend township, in the county o Chippewa and vrotate ot' ls'linncsota, hare invented certain new and useful l'nlprovonicnts in-l\'laillBox Supports, ot which the lollowing is a spccilication, reference being' had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in mail box supports.'

rlhe object of my invention to provide a bracket for supporting mail boxes, and more particularly boxes `in rural free delivery| routes, whereby boxes of different characters may be secured either to the end of the bracket, or upon its upper face, according,r to the character of the box used.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bracket of' this character which can `be readily attached to a postor other place stated advantages.

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a sideelevation showing the box attached to the outer endsv of the bracket, and the bracket secured upon a. post. Fig. 2, is a side elevation showing the box resting upon the upper face' of the bracket and attached thereto, and showing a modified form of at Jcaching the bracket. Fig. 3, is an enlarged perspective view of the bracket. Fig. 4t, is an enlarged top plan view ot Fig. 1, showing the box removed. Fig. 5'is a transverse horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 Fig. 2.

Referring nou1 to the drawings, l represents a post or other support to which it is desired 'to attach a mail box in rural free de livery districts. Such mail boxes are of dit `ferent character; that is, some open at the end, some at the top, and other at the sides, and in ditlerent character ot' mail boxes it requires some to be attached by the bottom While others arc attached by the side.

My improved bracket is sol constructed that the box maybe readily attached to the bottom or side, according to the character of the box.

My improved bracket consists of two horizontal arms E2 and 3 spaced apart by Washers 4 and 5, and connected together with rivets or bolts and 7, which pass through the washers and hold the arms in their spaced relation. The outer ends oit' the arms are turned laterally outwardly in opposite directions, and provided with openings 8 by moans ot which the box may be attached to the ends ol thc arms. arms aro turned downwardly, as indicated at f) and lll, into the vertical portions '11 and l2. which are held scl'iarated by the washers in the horizontal portions.

In order to attach the bracket to a post, il provide the two clips 13 and 14 which cncircle the postand have straight parallel portions l5 and 1G passing between the sepa- .rated vertical portions oit the arms, and through which thcbolts 1 7 and 1 8 pass, and whereby the clips arcclamped around the post and at the same time locked to the bracket.

1When it is desired to attach my bracket to a fence or other flat support, instead of using the clips, l provide T-shaped plates 19 and 20. The heads ot said T-shaped plates are provided with openings by means of which the plates are screwed, nailed or bolted to the l'lat surface, and the stein ot said plates extends between the vertical portions 1l and .l2 of the plates and are secured. by the saine bolts 17 and 18, whereby the bracket is made of either a post or a tlat sur'lace.

The arms 2 and d being,` spaced apart, it will be seen 'that in boxes of certain character it will be necessary to sccurc them to thc bracket, with the bottom rcstinp` thereon.

Bolts are passed downwardly through the bottom otl the box and between the arms, and nuts are secured on the bolts below the arms, and the box is securely fastened thereon.

ln other classes o't lioxcs, it is necessary to secure them by one side, and this is accom- -plished by placing,l the side of the box against the latcrally-turncd ends olE the arms il and 8, and bolts are passed through the holes in the laterally-turncd ends and through the side ot.' thc box, and nuts secured on the bolts,

llas/'ing thus dcsmfibcd my in vcntion, what l claim' and desire to secure by Letters latent, is:--

1l. A bracket of the clniracter described, comprising two l'iorizontal arms secured together and spaced apart, the inner ends ot the arms bent downwardly forminol two vertical parallel arms, and attzuihinijr moans rel'novably secured between the vertical portions ot the arios.

lhe inner ends ot' the l roo 2. bracket o'f the character described, l'seenred between the Vertical portions by comprising two horizontal arms secured to gether and spaced apart, the inner ends of the arms bent downwardly forming two vertical parallel arms, and two attaching members having their ends removably secured between the vertical posit-ions of the arms.

3. bracket of the Character described, comprising two arms secured together by transverse members and spaced apart, the outer ends of the said arms turned laterally and having` holt openings therein, the inner ends of the arms bent downwardly forming two vertical parallel portions, and two attaching members having their ends remrw ably secured between the vertical portions ot the arms.

1-, A bracket oit the character deseribed, eomprisingtwo arms spaced apart by wash-4 ers, bolts passing through the arms and the washers and holding'the arms together in tlieir spaced relation, the outer ends of the armsturned laterally and having openings therein, the inner ends of the arms are bent downwardly forming two Vertical parallel arms and clips having their ends removably transverse bolts.

i bracket of the character described eomprisingtwo horizontal armsseoured together and spaced apart, the outer ends of said arms turned laterally, the inner ends of the arms bent downwardly forming two vertical parallel arms, and two attaching members having their ends removably secured between the vertical portions of the arms.

(3. A bracket of the character described comprising two horizontal arms secured t0- gether with transif'erse members, washers on said members for holding he arms apart, the outer ends of said arms tarn/ed laterally in opposite directions, the inner ends oi the arms turned dewnw diy :forming two vertical spaced portions ot the arms, and .attaching means secured between the vertical portion ot' the arms.

In testimony' whereofl affix my signature in presence or two witnesses.

HANS SKREBERG.

Vllitnesses:

(l. R. C. BEORN, S. G. LEA. 

